Room very dusty, tables dusty, king size bed, queens size comforter, coffee maker rusty,doors to balcony, not securely locked, bed lumpy, some outlets, not working in kitchen, just a mess, they just offered a smaller unit, a studio, until they could get housekeeping to clean the unit the next day after 10 a.m. Just a Mess!

Upon entering my hotel room, I went into shock. There were bugs (dead and alive) on the ceiling and in the bathroom. The floors hadn't been swept and the carpet hadn't been vacuumed. This is NO resort. You get to use the amenities from the Mariott Resort, but there are none associated with the Holiday Inn. If you must stay at this off the beaten path so called resort, stay at the Mariott and not the Holiday Inn Club Vacation units. Housekeeping is available at an additional cost and you must take out your own trash. The property management sent housekeeping out to clean my room and they only brought fresh towels. Why send housekeeping if they don't clean? Please stay away from this place!!!

First of all, the picture shown representing this hotel is NOT the Holiday Inn Club Vacations condo. It's a nearby Marriott spa, which is also a part of the Bay Point Resort. The pool depicted is also at the Marriott, although Holiday Inn guests have access to it. The pool at the Holiday Inn Condo is much smaller, yet adequate.
The pros: the Holiday Inn is situated within a cluster of condos, surrounded by golf courses. The grounds are very picturesque and well-maintained. A 5 minute drive will get you to the Gulf of Mexico and the tourist strip. Our room had a balcony overlooking the golf course and the pool, which was quite serene when the maintainance crew weren't cutting the grass nearby. Very friendly and helpful staff at the front desk make you feel welcome. They were attentive to our needs when problems arose. Comfortable double beds. Free laundry facilities (3 washers, 3 dryers).
The cons: Most of the problems we encountered were minor, but there were enough of them to make us not want to return to this resort. Poor signage, made finding check-in difficult. Brutally slow elevator - much faster to take the stairs. Ice machine was in the neighboring building. No daily maid service, which is typical for a condo, but our room didn't have a kitchen, so it didn't seem to be a condo. It just felt like a hotel room. The room we had was in desperate need of a fresh coat of paint. The walls looked dirty and worn. There was only one lamp in the main room which provided an inadequate amount of light. There was ony one garbage can, in the bathroom, for the entire condo. The toilet clogged repeatedly, and the plunger left in the room was cracked. Maintainance came by twice to repair the toilet. The plug in the bathroom sink broke during our stay. The clock radio was plugged into an outlet that's controlled by a switch by the front door, so when you first enter the room and hit the closest light switches, you turn off the clock and reset it to 12:00. Worst of all, the room had a musty, moldy smell which made us queasy. We couldn't air the room out because our balcony screen door was missing and we didn't want the insects getting in. Despite the friendly staff and scenic grounds and awesome Marriott pool, we won't return.

I enjoyed my stay here. This is a timeshare apartment not a hotel, so you don't get daily maid service, which didn't really matter at all to me. I suppose if you stay for more than a week, you might want fresh towels, but they give you so many towels to begin with, even that might not be a problem.

The great thing about this place is that you have access to all of the adjacent Marriott's facilities, which include three restaurants, a beach, four outdoor pools, one indoor pool, and a gym. There's also a spa, which I didn't explore. The beach is one of the more interesting stretches of coastline because of the birds and animals you see there. I've been to other stretches of Panama City beach and haven't seen anything this interesting.
The beach is fairly small, so if you want a full beach you'll have to drive about 5 minutes.

Contrary to what another reviewer said, the beach is easily accessible. It's not right in front of the building, but it's only a short 5-7 minute walk.

Regarding check in, you have to check in at the Reflections building, not at the Holiday Inn building.